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jwmitljfirlb Jfefalfo. /kick oki dollar pis teab. "TRUE TO OURSELVEb, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." sikoli copies five ciktr, VOL. 27. SMITHFIELD. N. C.. FRIDAY. JULY lO. 1908. NO. 18 UNCLE REMUS DIED FRIDAY. Joel Chandler Harris, the Southern Edi tor and Author, His and His Works. A Great Loss to Lit erature. Joel Chandler Harris, best known as "Uncle Remus," died at his home in Atlanta, Ga., Fri day evening, July 3. He was ill only a short time, cirrhosis of the liver causing his death. He passed away surrounded by his family, consisting of his wife, four sons, and two daughters. Friday night and Saturday morning, messages of sincere sorrow from the outside world that had been brightened and uplifted by hie stories, poured in to the bereaved home. That of President Roosevelt came first followed by others from different parts of the globe. The funeral occurred Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock conducted by Father Jackson. The floral tributes were numerous and beautiful beyond description. The interment took place at Westview cemetery. The life of Joel Chandler Harris is an interesting one. He was born December 9, 1848, at Eatonton, Ga. He could read when he was six years old. About this time a copy of Goldsmith's "Vicar of Wakefield" fell into his hands which gave him an in satiable desire for reading and which greatly influenced his lit erary career. His formal school life was short. He attended Eatonton Academy a few terms. However he early became ac quainted with Shakespeare, Bacon, and other English classics which aie an education in them selves. When only twelve years old, hfe began work as an ap prentice to a Col. Turner, who, living on a big plantation, pub lished a weekly newspaper called the "Countryman." To this paper the boy sent his first ef forts at writing, aionymously. The editor was pleased with his essays and poems, so finally he threw off all disguise. At the age of eighteen "The Countryman" having failed, Harris obtained a position on "The Macon Telegraph." After wards he worked in New Orleans, Forsyth, (ia., and in 1881 he became editorial writer for "The Savannah Morning News." It was while he was in Savannah that he married a Canadian girl, Miss La Rose. In 1876, he moved his family to Atlanta? because of an epidemic of yellow fever which was raging in Sav annah?and joined the staff of The Atlanta Constitution. Here be remained until his death. However in 1900 he retired from active life, but in 1906, with his son, Julian Harris, he started "Uncle Remus's Magazine," which has been a success from the very beginning. The first volume of "Uncle Remus" appeared in 1880. This book is the one which so en deared him to the children. Per haps no author has ever grown closer to children than Joel Chandler Harris with the quaint, old negro character and the beasts of hie domain?Br'er Rab bit, Br'er Fox, Br'er Coon, Br'er Wolf, and Br'er Mink. "The Songs and Sayings of Uncle Remus" was soon followed by "Nights with Uncle Remus;" "Mingo and Other Sketches;" "Daddy Jake, the Runaway and Other Short Stories;" "Tales of the Homefolks in Peace and War;" "Little Mister Thimble finger" and others. Mr. Harris also wrote a memoir of Henry W. Grady and contributed to his state a volume on "Georgi^ from the Invasion of De Soto to Recent Times." indeed a great man has passed ; away, yet his spirit will live in his books and stories. President Roosevelt paid a great tribute when he said: "Georgia has done many things for the Union,; but she has never done more than when she gave Joel Chand ler Harris to American Litera-1 ture." In the last ???'?' fighting at Tabriz, Persia, 370 men were killed au J 700 wounded. State News. The reunion of the Confeder ate veterans of the State will be held at Winston-Salem August 19-20. The government has placed 107,800 rainbow trout in the wa i ters of John's river and Wilson | creek, Caldwell county. At Sanford Saturday Mathew Witherow, a negro barber, shot and killed Jas. Burton, colored. Witherow was arrested. Aunt Nancy Hatchett, colored, died in Caswell county a few days ago and it is said to be a matter of record that her age was 101. It is stated that the damage to the Mayo Mills, at Mayodan, recently struck by lightning and set on fire, amounted to $75, 000. The North Carolina Repblican convention has been called to meet in Charlotte August 26th to nominate a Governor and State officers. At Milburnie, Wake county, last week, Leland Harris, a i3 year old negro boy, was caught under an overturned boat, on the Neuse river and drowned. Horace Phillips, 15 years old and son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. B. Phillips, was drowned while bathing in the lake in Latta park, Charlotte, Sunday after noon. The North Carolina Dental So ciety, held its meeting at Char lotte last week, elected Dr. F. L Hunt, 01 Asheville, President. The next session will be held at Asheville. It is stated that Mr. Zeb. Vance Walser, of Lexington, At torney General under the Bus sell administration, will be can didate for the Republican nomi nation for Governor. Perhaps no man was more sur prised than Hon.W. C. Newland, of Lenoir, Caldwell county, when he was nominated for lieutenant governor. He was a candidate for Attorney General. Major L. D. Andrews, a retired school teacher and prominent Confederate soldier, aged 78, dropped dead at his home in Monroe Monday night. He was a native of Randolph county. In Chatham county last weet a four horse team was left stand ing in the woods for a little time when a dead tree fell on two of the horses and killed them. The teamster had recently bought the horses and they were valued at $500. The Supreme Court recently de cided that poll tax cannot ex ceed $2 There is some doubt whether this decision applies to special taxes for schools and a test case will be made up in Guil ford county to have this point settled. Miss Maude Stewart, daugh ter of C. W. Stewart, of Davie county, committed suicide last Saturday night by taking poi son. Her brother committed sui cide about 18 months ago and the young woman brooded over the matter until her mind was impaired. A meeting of the Democratic State committee will be called soon to elect a State chairman. Mr. Hugh Chatham, who is fill ing out Senator Simmons' unex pired term, will not be candidate. Mr. A. H. Eller, of Winston, and Mr. J. S. Manning, of Durham, aro mentioned in this connec tion. The Remedy That Does. "Dr. King's New Discovery is the iemedy that does the healing others promise but fail to per form," says Mrs. E. R Pierson, of Auburn Centre, Pa." It is curing me of throat and lung trouble of long standing, that other treatments relieved only temporarily. New Discovery is doing me so much good that I feel confident its continued use for a reasonable length of time will restore me to perfect health." ! This renowned cough and cold remedy and throat and lung ; healer is sold at Hood Hr s. ? drug store 50c and $1.00 Trial b ttle free. FEEDING GREAT OCEAN LINERS. Seven Thousand Tons Coal Stor ed for One Trip. Immense Quantities of Water Consumed Dally. Wonderment tit, thedimensions of the two great liners Lusitania and Mauretania bag subsided. It is taken for granted that noth ing is too great in size to float the Atlantic, and that the limi tations of speed of the liner of the future easily may be that of the limited railroad train. In the bunkers of one of these vessels 7,000 tons of coal are stored for the Atlantic trip. This means that 145 coal cars of 100,000 pounds capacity each would be required to load these bunkers to their capacity. This would require live monster loco motives aud the crew for five trains to deliver this one load ing of coal at the docks. How much of this coal is burn ed on the average trip is known to only a few privileged persons. But it is known that in round figures each vessel consumes 1,000 tons, or 2,000,000 pounds, of coal each 24 hours. In each ship are 25 boilers, each with its yawning firebox underneath see thing under forced draft. Phis means that into eacti of these furnaces 80,000 pounds of coal must be fed every 24 hours?the capacity, virtually, of the great est coal car in railway service. Each pound of coal should de velops nine pounds of steam. Tbis gives 1,800,000 pounds of steam, which passes every 24 hours through theship'sturbines. This steam as generated aud held for power stands at a preB sure of 200 pounds to the squar^ inch. At this pressure a pound 1 of steam occupies about two cubic feet of boiler space, which indicates 1,080,000 cubic feet of steam through the engines every hour. Six hundred and twenty-live thousand pounds of water a min ute are necessary to slake the thirst of the great boilers. This is 450,000 tons of water in 24 hours, or 100,800,000 gallons a day. The average consumption of water in the cities is 35 gal lons a day for each inhabitant so that the needs of one of these passenger ships are equal to the needs of a city of almost 3,000, 000 population. In the furnaces 20 pounds of air are required to consume a pound of coal. Thus 20 tous of air must be driven through the grates of the furnaces every day. With the temperature at 100 degrees, this means that 20,100, 000 cubic feet of air enters the furnaces every hour.?Chicago Tribune. Steward-Edmundson. Garner, N. C., July 2.?At the residence of the bride's sister, Mrs. W. P. Turner, Garner, on June 30th occurred one of the most beautiful home marriages of the season, when Rev Thomas W. Steward, of Chapel Hill, led to the marriage altar Miss Kate Edmundson, of Willow Springs. The bride has snown herself one of Johnston county's most sue cessful teacher, and has, in her work and the social circles, made herself a young lady of enviable popularity. The groom is be loued as a man, as a teacher, and as a preacher and pastor, but his ? best judgment has been display-1 ed in the selection of a life com-1 panion. Everything combined to ren- | der the occasion pleasureable? ; an ideal day, a social circle, nu- j merous handsome presents, a charming bride, a delighted groom, a brief ceremony, dainty refreshments?all added to the5 eventful occasion. The bridal party entered the beautifully decorated parlor to the strains of the wedding march rendered by Miss Sudie Turner, 1 and Rev. C. C. Peel, of Elon Col lege, spoke the words that made them husband and wife. Soon after the ceremony the happy i-ouple left on the evening train for the groom'- home at Chapel Rill ?News and Observer MR. HORNE PERFECTLY SATISFIED "I Smile at My Defeat," He Said, "But Bow My Head In Sorrow and Grief for the Boys Who Followed Grief Is for Them." Hou. Ashley Home, of Clay tou, was a visitor to the city yes terilay. He was iu tue best of healtu, looking vigorous and strong, with tight-light not yet dead in his penetrating eye. "i was ready Monday to go into tight again as far as physical feelings are concerned," said Mr. Home, with a bright sinile cov ering his face. "One of uiv typewriters is be hiud iu answering letters of my friends, congratulating me upon my management iu the conven tion, and upon my action in withdrawing as 1 did," stated Mr. Home continuing, "It was a question with me whether to withdraw or carry the tight on. It could have been prolonged in definitely. Hut after studying the matter carefully, I decided to withdraw, believing it to be for the best interests of the Demo cratic party, and being opposed to sending the question back to the people. 1 am perfectly satis tied with the result of my action, and greatly appreciate the kind ly sentiment that comes to me from my many friends through the mails. "My forces that were behind me in the beginning of the cam paign were behihd me on the COth ballot, when 1 withdrew. I smile at my defeat, but bow my head iu sorrow and grief for the boys who followed me. My grief is for them. "My forces were as much be hind me and as much under my control as ever Stonewall Jack sou's men were under him. My announcement of withdrawal was not even known to them un til I was seen on the platform." Mr. Home spent the day in the city and exchanged hundreds of handshakes. He returned to Clavton iu the afternoon.?News and Observer dth. Many Deaths From The Heat. July 6 was the hottest day of the year iu Boston. The ther mometers registered 93. Two persons died and twenty persons were prostrated from the heat. The temperature in New York was even greater, the mercury registering sometimes 100 de grees. Fully four score were struck down by the heat. Two were driven insane. On July 7 fourteen more persons succumb ed to the heat making a total of thirty-one deaths from that cause in thirty-six hours. Thou sands of the tenement bouse pop ulation slept out of doors on the roofs or fire escapes, while thou sands more fled to the parks and slept on the benches or grass. Patriotism Cost 48 Lives. Chicago, 111 , July 4.?Results of the frenzied methods by which the Fourth of July is celebrated iu the United States are given to morrow morning in the Tri bune's tenth annual summary of the number of persons killed and maimed. Up to midnight reports from all parts of the country showed that forty-eight persons had been killed and 1,124 burned, maimed and lacerated by the various instruments used in mak ing noise to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independ ence. The roster of the dead is eleven more than at the same hour last year, when thirty-seven men, women and children lay dead, mostly a result of their own or some other person's carelessness. The injured number 1,271 less than on July 4, 1907. In addi tion to the forty-eight dead and 1,124 injured, the nation has a loss of $145,510 by fire to shoulder as one of the results of its patriotism. During the 118 years in which we have had a national House ? 4 R?pre??<"?'".fcirrs it -Af uever 1 hsd a Speaker who wa? born In i New York CDy. North Carolina's Gift to the "Nortl Carolina." A beautiful silver service num beriug 120 pieces and costing $0,000, was preseuted with itn pressive ceremouy near Cant Lookout, ou last Friday after noon. Pile crew of tbe cruiser numbers nearly a thousand and a thousand guests from various parts of tbe State gathered to witutss the presentation. Lieu teuat Governor Francis 1). Win ston read an interesting papet ou North Carolina's part in the naval history of the United States aud in graceful terms pre sented the gift of the State to the cruiser bearing its name. Cap tain W. A. Marshall, ou behalf of the Secretary of the Navy, received the gift in appropriate remarks. The ship's band com pos ed largely of North Carolinians played "Carolina" amid cheers, tbe crowd joining iu the State song. Mrs. Van Laudiugham, of Charlotte, State Regent of the Daughters ol the American Rev olution, in a pleasing address preseuted to the ship two beau titulilags, one of the State aud the other of the nation. The guests were shown over the cruis er aud entertained at luncheon. At the Atlantic Hotel iu tie evening a banquet was tendered the officials of che ship,the State, aud others by citizens of Beau fort aud Morehead City.?Ex change. Entertainment. The entertainment given by Misses Mettie and - Bessie Doughtry Saturday night, July 4th, was pronounced quite a success. At the hour of nine a large crowd had aeeeinbled in the par lor where they were entertaiued for awhile by vocal and instru mental music, after which they were invited to the dining room where ice cream and cake were served. Those present were Mr. Calvin Creech with Miss Esther I'eedeu, Mr. Donnie Jernigau with Miss Mary Creech, Mr. Junius Creech with Miss Lissie Lane, Mr. Joe Peeden with Miss Bailie Lang don, Mr. Will Creech with Miss Minnie Peeden, Mr. Frank Caw thorue with Miss Mary i'eedeu, Mr. Agrippa Daughtry with Miss Lillie Creech, Mr. Walter Roberts with Miss Eloise Williams, Mr. Waylaud Daughtry with Mittie Creech, Mr. Donald Peterson with Miss Norma Daughtry, Mr. Jimrnie Peeden with Miss Mar tha Johnson, Mr. Zeb. Daughtry with Miss Lillie Lane, Mr. George P. Braswell with Miss Bessie Daughtry, Mr. Clare .Wil liams with Miss Clyda Johnson, Mr. Johnnie Johnson with Miss Annie Hamilton, Mr. Will Lane with Miss Ellen Peeden, Mr. Kommie Daughtry with Miss Zilphia Lane, Mr, Henry Talton with Miss Mettie Daughtry and others. After supper the guests return ed to the parlor and amused themselves by playing games, talking, laughing, and having a good time in geueral. The hours were indeed most pleasantly spent. "Guess" July 7, '08. Killed By Train. Isaiah Adams, a young negro, twenty-three years old, was killed on the railroad three miles North of Lucama last Saturday night. It is said he had been partaking free:y of the contents ofth^Lucnma dispensary that day and had wandered away from home up the railroad to the point where he was struck by the train. A puddle of blood where he was found and a hole knocked in his head told the tale of how he left this world. Just Exactly Right. "I have used Dr. King's New Life Pills for several years, and And them just exactly right," says Mr. A. A. Felton, of Harris ville, N. Y. New Life Pills re lieve without the least discom fort. Best remedy for constipa tion. biliousness and malaria. 25c. at Hood Bros, drug store. ' DEMOCRATS MEET AT DENVER. When Senator Gore Mentioned Name | of Bryan Great Demonstration Fol lowed Lasting One Hour and Twenty-six Minutes. The National Democratic Con vention was called to order in ( the bi^ Auditorium at Denver, Col , Tuesday at noon by Na tional Chairman, Thomas llag gart.?After prayer by Bishop lveane, of Wyoming, Chairman Taggart named Theodore A.Bell, of Colorado, as temporary Chair man. Mr. Bell made a speech in which he severely arraigned the Kepublicau party and laid down the lines upon which the Demo cratic party is to make its fight in the coming campaign. At the close of his address he was heart ily applauded. The roll of States was then called and the members of the various committees from each State were sent to the Chair man's desk. The Chairman next recognized I. J. Dunn, of Nebraska, who of fered a resolution in respect to the memory of the late Grover Cleveland. Ex-Governor Fran cis, of Missouri, spoke briefly in behalf of the resolution and J udge Darker, of New L'ork, was called for. He yielded to the call and said that it was his purpose to offer a resolution regarding Mr. Cleveland, but that another se cured the attention of the Chair man first. lie then read his own resolution and seconded the mo tion to adopt the resolution of Mr. Dunn. Soon after this the Convention adjourned out of respect to Mr. Cleveland. t wo sessions of the Conven tion were held Wednesday?one beginning at noon and the other at 8:30 p.m. The Committees not being ready to report, the Con ventiou made but little progress during the day. While the Convention was waiting Mr. Gore, the blind Sen ator from Oklahoma, was called for and mounted the platform to make a speech. He had hard ly begun his address before he mentioned the name of Bryan. This brought forth the tirst real demonstration of the Conven tion which nearly all the delega tions joined in. State stand ards were snatched up and para ded up and down the hall for; an hour and twenty-six minutes the demonstration was kept up, sur passing the great Roosevelt de monstration by 39 minutes. At the conclusion of the demonstra tion the Convention adjourned until 8:30. At the night session Senator Taylor, of Tennessee, and Rich mond Pearson Hobson, oi Ala bama, made short speeches while | waiting for the report of the Cre dentials Committee. The Com mittee then made its report and each side was given thirty min utes for discussion. The only tight of consequence was the con test over seating the Guffey dele gates from Pennsylvania. John D. Bellamy, of North Carolina, spoke for the minority report. The minority was defeated and the report of the Committee was adopted. The Convention then adjourned until 11 o'clock yes terday. Origin of "Grog." The encyclopedias (some of them) tell us that grog was in i troduced into the English navy by Adimarl Verou in 1716. In | England's West Indies posses sions, where most of the honest rum of the universe is made, when under his surveilance, he found that rum agreed with the ' natives and invented the drink J of six-to-one. There was no ? name for it. The sailors were enthusiastic over it. Vernon bad a habit walking the deck in bad weather in a pair of gro gram breeches, and his nick name among the jackies was ! "Old Grog." That was not a far cry from rum to grogram; hence "grog." Grogram is a coarse textile fabric made of silk or wool ?New Vork Press.
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